Vulnerability CVE-2016-9011
Published: 2017-03-23

Description:
The wmf_malloc function in api.c in libwmf 0.2.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted wmf file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
4.3/10
2.9/10
8.6/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Medium
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Wvware -> Libwmf 

 References:
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/25/1
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93860
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/18/libwmf-memory-allocation-failure-in-wmf_malloc-api-c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1388450
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